Raptor News Around the World
July 7, 2008
The newest bird (pictured below) to land at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a six-year-old female Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus). On loan from the Cincinnati Zoo, the magnificent raptor, one of the largest in the world, can be seen in the flight cages along Waterfowl Lake. Her most striking characteristics are a large yellow beak and yellow talons. Click here for more information.

July 7, 2008
U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) have introduced bipartisan legislation to better fund efforts to protect
migratory birds. The bill, H.R. 5756, reauthorizes the existing Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) at significantly higher levels to meet the growing needs of our migrants, many of which are in rapid decline.
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May 5, 2008
Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle: Volunteers in Idaho hope prosthesis will replace eagle's beak lost to gunshot. Click here for the article.

"The Circle of Healing." A story about the rehabilitation of an injured Eagle. Click here for the article.
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